Glenn Fluid Mechanics Scientist, Dr. Mark Weislogel, and his team of researchers burst approximately 50 water balloons over a four-day flight campaign aboard a DC-9. Over the last 10 years, footage from the water balloon experiments has been used in textbooks, scientific journals, and classrooms worldwide.
Aside from looking really cool, these water balloon experiments show how large liquid drops behave in a low-gravity environment and how easily and rapidly they can be deployed. Experiments and demonstrations like these are precursors to large-scale large liquid drop deployment tests that might be considered for future space experiments on exploration missions.
HERE IS THE LINK TO THE SURVEY YOU NEED TO FILL OUT (this is for the Tier I and II teams):
**http://education.jsc.nasa.gov/dime/eval/** Have the students click on the link that says “STUDENTS click here before you participate in Dropping in a Microgravity Environment (DIME) or What if No Gravity (WING).” Feel free to look at the questions before the students fill out the survey. Notice it does not request the student's name. Let me know when the students have completed the survey, or upon receipt of the surveys, so we can expedite the sending of the $250 stipend to your school.
Upcoming due dates and other important project information will be posted on this homepage. What is DIME?
DIME is a school-year-long activity where a team is formed to develop an experiment concept and write a proposal for accomplishing the experiment. GRC microgravity scientists and engineers select the top five proposals for those teams to further develop and build their experiment. When comleted, the experiments are sent to GRC for operation in the drop tower. DIME provides travel funds for four student team members and one adult advisor to visit GRC for the three-day Drop Days and to operate their experiment.
Welcome to the RE AP Physics C 2010-11 Wiki run by, and for, the students (with a little moderation from their teacher).
http://www.youtube.com/user/dime10nasa#p/u/16/u7TQM9z2IJA
Glenn Fluid Mechanics Scientist, Dr. Mark Weislogel, and his team of researchers burst approximately 50 water balloons over a four-day flight campaign aboard a DC-9. Over the last 10 years, footage from the water balloon experiments has been used in textbooks, scientific journals, and classrooms worldwide.
Aside from looking really cool, these water balloon experiments show how large liquid drops behave in a low-gravity environment and how easily and rapidly they can be deployed. Experiments and demonstrations like these are precursors to large-scale large liquid drop deployment tests that might be considered for future space experiments on exploration missions.
HERE IS THE LINK TO THE SURVEY YOU NEED TO FILL OUT (this is for the Tier I and II teams):
**http://education.jsc.nasa.gov/dime/eval/**
Have the students click on the link that says “STUDENTS click here before you participate in Dropping in a Microgravity Environment (DIME) or What if No Gravity (WING).” Feel free to look at the questions before the students fill out the survey. Notice it does not request the student's name.
Let me know when the students have completed the survey, or upon receipt of the surveys, so we can expedite the sending of the $250 stipend to your school.
Upcoming due dates and other important project information will be posted on this homepage.
What is DIME?
DIME is a school-year-long activity where a team is formed to develop an experiment concept and write a proposal for accomplishing the experiment. GRC microgravity scientists and engineers select the top five proposals for those teams to further develop and build their experiment. When comleted, the experiments are sent to GRC for operation in the drop tower. DIME provides travel funds for four student team members and one adult advisor to visit GRC for the three-day Drop Days and to operate their experiment.
Here is a link to the proposals accepted in 2002, including pictures:
http://microgravity.grc.nasa.gov/DIME_2002.html
UPCOMING DUE DATES